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Dec. 18th, 2023 07:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dmxratedOn our way to his house, Mom stopped at this bakery that Uncle Robby told her about the other day. Quite by coincidence, we happened to park right near the fire station where Ghostbusters was filmed; I first noticed the no-ghosts sign out our side-windows, and Mom was sure to take a picture or so of it before we drove on.
Further down the road, we discovered that the rest stop formerly known as Cheesequake is now called Jon Bon Jovi, having been bought out. There were also these orange signs saying "No gas", "No food", and "No restrooms"; we couldn't help but wonder what kind of rest stop would lack those, but as we passed it, it turned out that the building was closed for renovations. (Mom did specify on our way home that the reason it didn't just say "Closed" might've been to allow people to drive into the parking lot just for some shut-eye or such.)
(This article from two years ago, in both text and photos, establishes that it does normally have those features.)
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As soon as we arrived at the house, Brian was chatting with Emily and Cousin Steven, and the first thing I could hear him say was "And here's the publisher himself."
After we took a few minutes to settle down inside, he showed me what he actually mentioned to them, which was the page for Ozzy's translation patch for Getter Love!!
I then went out to bring it up with Steven, and ended up helping him and Cousin Adam load a mattress into Aunt Allison's mini-van first. Before we went back inside, Steven asked me to share my next video with him whenever I have that up.
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At one point, Grandma Ella gave me a $15 gift card for Dunkin' Donuts. Guess I might as well use some of that each time Brian and I hit Bagel Lovers, so as to accrue more points, and then spend said points, along with 55 more that I noticed last time Brian was here, on something a drink.
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At another point, Mom invited me to come on a walk around Nautilus Drive that she was taking Medina and Venice on.
We didn't get very far counter-clockwise, but along the way, the four of us picked up some chestnuts to make a wreath out of.
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Asked Brian later whether or not I should host what I emailed out seven years ago on Google Docs and link to that from my next video's description, for anyone who might be interested when I'd briefly showcase a section of the original email attachment covering Earthbound's role in my life, or if it might come off as arrogant to showcase something that otherwise has nothing to do with the video's own subject matter.
To clarify, the boldface in the opening paragraph is where I would have displayed it. (Between "for" and "my" would've been where I'd then shift to Starbound's cover image, the original fanfic, and some in-engine gameplay all in succession.)
Just for some background, it was towards the end of 2019 when I got the idea to share certain ideas how to make various games more interesting for anyone interested, even if it would also slow things way down. At the time, the only particular deadline was the recent 25th anniversary of Getter Love!! Panda Love Unit, which had played a particularly important role in my life, and would be the first game in line for some playthroughs to host here on YouTube, where I would lead by example. Other than that, there was plenty of time for Earthbound, not only a staple of my childhood but the inspiration for my other main project, to be the first beforehand to get a walkthrough published on GameFAQs. (Some such details changed over time; for example, I eventually figured that it might actually make more sense to host each game’s playthrough first, before publishing its walkthrough mainly to contextualize how I approach different aspects of the game myself.)
He actually advised me not to showcase pure text to begin with, or else to highlight and read whatever parts actually matter, lest I force people to pause to read anything, assuming it doesn't blur on anyone. I told him that I was hoping mainly not to bore anyone with just speech and either a still image or myself as I talk, but he said that might actually be the better idea to display.
Further down the road, we discovered that the rest stop formerly known as Cheesequake is now called Jon Bon Jovi, having been bought out. There were also these orange signs saying "No gas", "No food", and "No restrooms"; we couldn't help but wonder what kind of rest stop would lack those, but as we passed it, it turned out that the building was closed for renovations. (Mom did specify on our way home that the reason it didn't just say "Closed" might've been to allow people to drive into the parking lot just for some shut-eye or such.)
(This article from two years ago, in both text and photos, establishes that it does normally have those features.)
-----
As soon as we arrived at the house, Brian was chatting with Emily and Cousin Steven, and the first thing I could hear him say was "And here's the publisher himself."
After we took a few minutes to settle down inside, he showed me what he actually mentioned to them, which was the page for Ozzy's translation patch for Getter Love!!
I then went out to bring it up with Steven, and ended up helping him and Cousin Adam load a mattress into Aunt Allison's mini-van first. Before we went back inside, Steven asked me to share my next video with him whenever I have that up.
-----
At one point, Grandma Ella gave me a $15 gift card for Dunkin' Donuts. Guess I might as well use some of that each time Brian and I hit Bagel Lovers, so as to accrue more points, and then spend said points, along with 55 more that I noticed last time Brian was here, on something a drink.
-----
At another point, Mom invited me to come on a walk around Nautilus Drive that she was taking Medina and Venice on.
We didn't get very far counter-clockwise, but along the way, the four of us picked up some chestnuts to make a wreath out of.
-----
Asked Brian later whether or not I should host what I emailed out seven years ago on Google Docs and link to that from my next video's description, for anyone who might be interested when I'd briefly showcase a section of the original email attachment covering Earthbound's role in my life, or if it might come off as arrogant to showcase something that otherwise has nothing to do with the video's own subject matter.
To clarify, the boldface in the opening paragraph is where I would have displayed it. (Between "for" and "my" would've been where I'd then shift to Starbound's cover image, the original fanfic, and some in-engine gameplay all in succession.)
Just for some background, it was towards the end of 2019 when I got the idea to share certain ideas how to make various games more interesting for anyone interested, even if it would also slow things way down. At the time, the only particular deadline was the recent 25th anniversary of Getter Love!! Panda Love Unit, which had played a particularly important role in my life, and would be the first game in line for some playthroughs to host here on YouTube, where I would lead by example. Other than that, there was plenty of time for Earthbound, not only a staple of my childhood but the inspiration for my other main project, to be the first beforehand to get a walkthrough published on GameFAQs. (Some such details changed over time; for example, I eventually figured that it might actually make more sense to host each game’s playthrough first, before publishing its walkthrough mainly to contextualize how I approach different aspects of the game myself.)
He actually advised me not to showcase pure text to begin with, or else to highlight and read whatever parts actually matter, lest I force people to pause to read anything, assuming it doesn't blur on anyone. I told him that I was hoping mainly not to bore anyone with just speech and either a still image or myself as I talk, but he said that might actually be the better idea to display.